Steris 10-Q 2025-06-30

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025

or

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934****For the transition period from _______ to _______

Commission File Number 001-38848

STERIS plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland98-1455064
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
70 Sir John Rogerson's Quay,Dublin 2,IrelandD02 R296
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

353 1 232 2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

_______________________________________________

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT:

Title of each classTrading symbol(s)Name of Exchange on Which Registered
Ordinary Shares, $0.001 par valueSTENew York Stock Exchange
2.700% Senior Notes due 2031STE/31New York Stock Exchange
3.750% Senior Notes due 2051STE/51New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company,” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer☒Accelerated Filer☐
Non-Accelerated Filer☐Smaller Reporting Company☐
Emerging Growth Company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x

The number of ordinary shares outstanding as of August 4, 2025: 98,490,606

STERIS plc and Subsidiaries

Form 10-Q

Index

Page
Part I—Financial Information
Item 1.Financial Statements3
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations28
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk41
Item 4.Controls and Procedures42
Part II—Other Information
Item 1.Legal Proceedings43
Item 1A.Risk Factors43
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use or Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities44
Item 5.Other Information44
Item 6.Exhibits45
Signature46

PART 1—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, STERIS plc and its consolidated subsidiaries together are called “STERIS,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our,” unless otherwise noted.

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

STERIS PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except par value)

June 30, 2025March 31, 2025
(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$279.7$171.7
Accounts receivable (net of allowances of $25.6 and $24.4 respectively)947.11,044.0
Inventories, net641.2581.3
Prepaid expenses and other current assets189.8203.8
Total current assets2,057.82,000.8
Property, plant, and equipment, net2,054.81,956.5
Lease right-of-use assets, net163.5156.4
Goodwill4,223.14,095.7
Intangibles, net1,817.21,854.4
Other assets88.683.0
Total assets$10,405.0$10,146.8
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$300.9$280.8
Accrued income taxes64.721.4
Accrued payroll and other related liabilities154.7192.7
Short-term lease obligations35.334.2
Short-term indebtedness—125.0
Accrued expenses and other371.0368.1
Total current liabilities926.61,022.2
Long-term indebtedness1,903.11,918.7
Deferred income taxes, net411.4403.6
Long-term lease obligations130.4124.6
Other liabilities63.661.9
Total liabilities$3,435.1$3,531.0
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 10)
Ordinary shares, with $0.001 par value; 500.0 shares authorized; 98.5 and 98.3 ordinary shares issued and outstanding, respectively4,431.04,420.4
Retained earnings2,596.52,475.3
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(70.5)(292.3)
Total shareholders’ equity6,957.06,603.4
Noncontrolling interests12.912.4
Total equity6,969.96,615.8
Total liabilities and equity$10,405.0$10,146.8

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

STERIS PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in millions, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30,
20252024
Revenues:
Product$690.5$656.3
Service700.6623.2
Total revenues1,391.11,279.5
Cost of revenues:
Product359.7340.4
Service403.4366.7
Total cost of revenues763.1707.1
Gross profit628.0572.4
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative353.8335.6
Research and development26.425.6
Restructuring expenses1.825.7
Total operating expenses382.0386.9
Income from operations246.0185.5
Non-operating expenses, net:
Interest expense15.930.4
Interest and miscellaneous income(1.8)(1.3)
Gain on sale of business—(18.8)
Total non-operating expenses, net14.110.3
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense231.9175.2
Income tax expense53.935.3
Income from continuing operations, net of income tax178.0139.9
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax—5.6
Net income178.0145.5
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests0.60.1
Net income attributable to shareholders$177.4$145.4
Net income per share attributable to shareholders - Basic:
Continuing Operations

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Introduction

In Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”), we explain the general financial condition and the results of operations for STERIS and its subsidiaries including:

  • what factors affect our business;

  • what our earnings and costs were in each period presented;

  • why those earnings and costs were different from prior periods;

  • where our earnings came from;

  • how this affects our overall financial condition;

  • what our expenditures for capital projects were; and

  • where cash is expected to come from to fund future debt principal repayments, growth outside of core operations, repurchases of shares, cash dividends and future working capital needs.

As you read the MD&A, it may be helpful to refer to information in our consolidated financial statements contained herein, which present the results of our operations for the first three months of fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2025. It may also be helpful to refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2025, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on May 29, 2025, including information in Item 1, "Business," Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," and Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements titled, "Commitments and Contingencies," and Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of this Quarterly Report, for a discussion of some of the matters that can adversely affect our business and results of operations.

In the MD&A, we analyze and explain the period-over-period changes in the specific line items in the Consolidated Statements of Income. This information, discussion, and analysis may be important to you in making decisions about your investments in STERIS.

Financial Measures

In the following sections of the MD&A, we may, at times, refer to financial measures that are not required to be presented in the consolidated financial statements under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"). We sometimes use the following financial measures in the context of this report: backlog; debt-to-total capital; and days sales outstanding. We define these financial measures as follows:

  • Backlog – We define backlog as the amount of unfilled capital equipment purchase orders at a point in time. We use this figure as a measure to assist in the projection of short-term financial results and inventory requirements.

  • Debt-to-total capital – We define debt-to-total capital as total debt divided by the sum of total debt and shareholders’ equity. We use this figure as a financial liquidity measure to gauge our ability to borrow and fund growth.

  • Days sales outstanding (“DSO”) – We define DSO as the average collection period for accounts receivable. It is calculated as net accounts receivable divided by the trailing four quarters’ revenues, multiplied by 365 days. We use this figure to help gauge the quality of accounts receivable and expected time to collect.

We, at times, may also refer to financial measures which are considered to be “non-GAAP financial measures” under SEC rules. We have presented these financial measures because we believe that meaningful analysis of our financial performance is enhanced by an understanding of certain additional factors underlying that performance. These financial measures should not be considered an alternative to measures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Our calculations of these measures may differ from calculations of similar measures used by other companies, and you should be careful when comparing these financial measures to those of other companies. Additional information regarding these financial measures, including reconciliations of each non-GAAP financial measure, is available in the subsection of MD&A titled, "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Revenues – Defined

As required by Regulation S-X, we separately present revenues generated as either Product revenues or Service revenues on our Consolidated Statements of Income for each period presented. When we discuss revenues, we may, at times, refer to revenues summarized differently than the Regulation S-X requirements. The terminology, definitions, and applications of terms that we use to describe revenues may be different from terms used by other companies. We use the following terms to describe revenues:

  • Revenues – Our revenues are presented net of sales returns and allowances.

  • Product Revenues – We define Product revenues as revenues generated from sales of consumable and capital equipment products.

  • Service Revenues – We define Service revenues as revenues generated from parts and labor associated with the maintenance, repair, and installation of our capital equipment. Service revenues also include outsourced reprocessing services and instrument and scope repairs, as well as revenues generated from contract sterilization and laboratory services offered through our Applied Sterilization Technologies ("AST") segment.

  • Capital Equipment Revenues – We define capital equipment revenues as revenues generated from sales of capital equipment, which includes steam and gas sterilizers, low temperature liquid chemical sterilant processing systems, automated endoscope reprocessors, pure steam/water systems, surgical lights and tables, and integrated operating rooms ("OR").

  • Consumable Revenues – We define consumable revenues as revenues generated from sales of the consumable family of products, which includes dedicated consumables used in our capital equipment, gastrointestinal endoscopy accessories, instruments and tools, sterility assurance products, barrier protection solutions, and cleaning consumables.

  • Recurring Revenues – We define recurring revenues as revenues generated from sales of consumable products and Service revenues.

General Company Overview and Executive Summary

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare and life science products and services around the globe. We offer our Customers a unique mix of innovative products and services. These include: consumable products, such as detergents, endoscopy accessories, barrier products, instruments and tools; services, including equipment installation and maintenance, microbial reduction of medical devices, instrument and scope repair, laboratory testing, and outsourced reprocessing; capital equipment, such as sterilizers, surgical tables, and automated endoscope reprocessors; and connectivity solutions such as OR integration.

We operate and report our financial information in three reportable business segments: Healthcare, AST, and Life Sciences. Previously, we had four reportable business segments; however, as a result of the divestiture of our Dental segment, Dental is presented as discontinued operations. Historical information has been retrospectively adjusted to exclude discontinued operations for comparability, as required. For more information, refer to Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements titled, "Discontinued Operations." Non-allocated operating costs that support the entire Company and items not indicative of operating trends are excluded from segment operating income. We describe our business segments in Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements titled, "Business Segment Information."

The bulk of our revenues are derived from healthcare, medical device and pharmaceutical Customers. Much of the growth in these industries is driven by the aging of the population throughout the world, as an increasing number of individuals are entering their prime healthcare consumption years, and is dependent upon advancement in healthcare delivery, acceptance of new technologies, government policies, and general economic conditions.

In addition, there is increased demand for m

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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

In the ordinary course of business, we are subject to interest rate, currency, and commodity risks. Information related to these risks and our management of these exposures is included in Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2025, which was filed with the SEC on May 29, 2025. Our exposures to market risks have not changed materially since March 31, 2025.

Fluctuations in currency rates could affect our revenues, Cost of revenues and income from operations and could result in currency exchange gains and losses. During the first quarter of fiscal 2026, we held forward foreign currency contracts to hedge a portion of our expected non-U.S. dollar-denominated earnings against our reporting currency, the US dollar. These foreign currency exchange contracts will mature during fiscal 2026. We did not elect hedge accounting for these forward currency contracts; however, we may seek to apply hedge accounting in future scenarios. As a result, we may experience volatility due to (i) the timing mismatch of unrealized hedge gains or losses versus recognition of the underlying hedged earnings, and (ii) the impact of unrealized and realized hedge gains or losses being reported in selling, general and administrative expenses, whereas the offsetting economic gains and losses of the underlying hedged earnings are reported in the various line items of our Consolidated Statements of Income.

We also enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, including inter-company transactions. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. At June 30, 2025, we held net foreign currency forward contracts to buy 38.0 million British pounds sterling; and to sell 13.0 million Australian dollars, 12.3 million euros, and 9.0 million New Zealand dollars.

We are dependent on basic raw materials, sub-assemblies, components, and other supplies used in our operations. Our financial results could be affected by the availability and changes in prices of these materials. The costs of these materials can rise suddenly and result in significantly higher costs of production. Where appropriate, we enter into long-term supply contracts as a basis to guarantee a reliable supply. We may also enter into commodity swap contracts to hedge price changes in a certain commodity that impacts raw materials included in our Cost of revenues. At June 30, 2025, we held commodity swap contracts to buy 0.4 million pounds of nickel.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Under the supervision of and with the participation of our management, including the Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on that evaluation, including the assessment and input of our management, the PEO and PFO concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Information regarding our legal proceedings is included in this Form 10-Q in Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements titled, "Commitments and Contingencies" and in Item 7 of Part II, titled “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations," of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2025, which was filed with the SEC on May 29, 2025.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

For a complete discussion of the Company's risk factors, you should carefully review the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, which was filed with the SEC on May 29, 2025.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES, USE OF PROCEEDS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

On May 3, 2023 our Board of Directors terminated the previous share repurchase program and authorized a new share repurchase program for the purchase of up to $500.0 million (exclusive of fees, commissions, and other charges). As of June 30, 2025, there was $300.0 million (exclusive of fees, commissions, and other charges) of remaining availability under the Board authorized share repurchase program. The share repurchase program has no specified expiration date.

Under the May 3, 2023 share repurchase program, the Company may repurchase its shares from time to time through open market purchases, including 10b5-1 plans. Any share repurchases may be activated, suspended or discontinued at any time.

During the first three months of fiscal 2026, we had no share repurchase activity pursuant to share repurchase program authorizations.

During the first three months of fiscal 2026, we obtained 0.1 million of our ordinary shares in the aggregate amount of $10.6 million in connection with share-based compensation award programs.

The following table summarizes the ordinary shares repurchase activity during the first quarter of fiscal 2026 under our ordinary share repurchase program:

(in millions)Total Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid Per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced PlansMaximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans at Period End
April 1-30—$——$300.0
May 1-31———300.0
June 1-30———300.0
Total—(1)$—(1)—$300.0

(1) Does not include eight shares purchased during the quarter at an average price of $241.06 per share by the STERIS Corporation 401(k) Plan on behalf of an executive officer of the Company who may be deemed to be an affiliated purchaser.

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) adopted, modified or terminated a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or a "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" as such terms are defined under Item 408 of Regulation S-K.

Item 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K

Exhibit NumberExhibit Description
3.1STERIS plc Amended Memorandum and Articles of Association (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to STERIS plc Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-38848), and incorporated herein by reference).
15.1Letter Re: Unaudited Interim Financial Information.
22.1List of Guarantor Subsidiaries with respect to the 2.700% Notes due 2031 and 3.750% Notes due 2051 issued by STERIS Irish Finco Unlimited Company (filed as Exhibit 22.1 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-38848), and incorporated by reference).
31.1Certification of the Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
31.2Certification of the Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
32.1Certification of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.SCHInline Schema Document.
101.CALInline Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEFInline Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LABInline Labels Linkbase Document.
101.PREInline Presentation Linkbase Document.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

STERIS plc
/s/ KAREN L. BURTON
Karen L. Burton
Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
August 7, 2025